After registering a narrow defeat against England in the third Test at Lord’s in London. The young Indian side will look to regroup as they gear up to face the English side at the Old Trafford stadium on Wednesday. The weather forecast predicts that rain is highly likely to disrupt the game on Day 1 of the fourth Test between India and England. According to sources, it has been confirmed that Manchester is presently experiencing heavy downpours. An injury-hit Team India will take on England in the ‘do or die’ fourth Test of the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar series in Manchester today.
After England secured a five-wicket victory in the opening Test at Headingley, India quickly levelled the series at 1-1 with a spectacular win in the second Test at Edgbaston. After India’s defeat in the third test, England has once again gained the lead in the series at 2-1.
Things become more difficult for the young Indian side as they are forced to make multiple changes in the squad amidst player injuries. Both fast bowlers Arshdeep Singh and Akash Deep are set to miss the 4th match due to injuries. Whereas Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out for the remainder of the series, citing medical concerns.
Meanwhile, the Ben Stokes-led side has announced their XI with just one change of Liam Lawson replacing Shoaib Bashir, who has also been put on rest for the remainder of the series due to a finger injury sustained by the player in the third Test.
What’s the schedule for the ENG vs IND 4th Test match
The fourth Test match between England and India is scheduled to take place at the iconic Old Trafford stadium in Manchester from July 23 to 27. The toss for the match will take place at 3:00 PM IST, whereas the match is set to begin at 3:30 PM IST.
Where to watch ENG vs IND 4th Test in India?
The England vs India 4th Test will be streamed live on the JioHotstar app and website. The viewers can also catch the live telecast of the game on the Sony Sports Network.
IND vs ENG 4th Test probable playing XI:
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (vc & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav/Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Anshul Kamboj.
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Liam Dawson, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer
IND vs ENG 4th Test Squad
India Squad: Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC & WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Kuldeep Yadav, Anshul Kamboj.
England Squad: Ben Stokes (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wk), Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.